General Photography Tips
Evaluate the Lighting Situation
- Sun, Shade, Incandesent, Halogen?
- Look around: highlights, shadows, spotlights.
- Put your subject in good light.
- Look for reflection/catchlight in the eyes.
- Use lamps, spotlights, etc.
Shoot in Low Light/Available Light
- Increase your ISO
- Increase your Aperture (F-stop)
- Decrease your Shutter Speed.
- Focus manually if autofocus fails.
- Brace on Thinks (tripod, gear bags).
- Try manual settings/metering.
Learn Your Camera
- Isolate the variables (depth of field, shutter speed, ISO, aperture, etc.)
- Play, tweek, shoot lots, share your photos, get feedback, change it up.
- Share gear - find someone you can test out lenses, flashes, etc. with.
- Set the white balance.
Rule of Thirds.
Get high, Swing low
- People look better from above.
- Stand on things
- Lay down
- Get the angle
- Change your perpective
How to be a pretty subject?
- Laugh, smile, have fun!
- Make eye contact with the camera.
- Stand in the light.
- Get close, show some love
- Stand still
General Photography Tips from Kris Krug. Kris Krug is part photographer and part open source web entrepreneur.
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